SCHOOL PROFILE ISF IS A MEMBER OF THE SABIS® NETWORK ISF Internationale Schule Frankfurt – Rhein – Main ISF is a member of the SABIS® Network, an educational organization which manages seventy-seven schools and one university in fifteen countries. SABIS® schools are distinguished by their implementation of the SABIS® Educational System, a unique system of education, which for more than 125 years has offered a rigorous, internationally-oriented, college-preparatory curriculum emphasizing the core subjects of Maths and Languages. More information about the SABIS ® Network is available on our web site at www.isf-sabis.net. OUR SCHOOL OUR CURRICULUM The ISF Internationale Schule Frankfurt-Rhein-Main – founded by the city of Frankfurt, the State of Hesse, and multi-national corporations in September 1995 – offers world-class education from PreKindergarten through Grade 12/13. It is an independent, coeducational, whole-day school situated in the heart of the RheinMain region of Germany offering non-sectarian, English language instruction. ISF offers a traditional core college preparatory curriculum. A third language is studied starting in Grade 6. Students who complete their secondary education at ISF have the following options of diplomas and/or external exams: OUR STUDENTS There are approximately 950 students from over 48 nations attending Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. The approximate size of the graduating classes is as follows: Class of 2000 – 7 Class of 2002 – 5 Class of 2004 – 12 Class of 2006 – 19 Class of 2008 – 35 Class of 2010 – 37 Class of 2012 – 69 Class of 2014 – 65 Class of 2001 – 8 Class of 2003 – 20 Class of 2005 – 28 Class of 2007 – 33 Class of 2009 – 40 Class of 2011 – 55 Class of 2013 – 69 ISF High School Diploma (upon the satisfactory completion of the graduation requirements – see below) IGCSE – The British International General Certificate of Secondary Education (at the end of Grade 10 or Grade 11) IB – The International Baccalaureate Exam (at the end of Grade 12 or Grade 13) since August 2007 Advanced Placement – The American Advanced Placement exams (at the end of Grade 12) A-Level – The British Advanced Level Exams (at the end of Grade 13) offered until school year 2008-2009 ISF Internationale Schule Frankfurt-Rhein-Main Verwaltungs-GmbH, Strasse zur Internationalen Schule 33, 65931 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Tel: +49 (0) 69 - 95 43 19-710 Fax: +49 (0) 69 - 95 43 19-799 http://www.isf-sabis.net University & Careers Office: Tel: +49 (0) 69 - 95 43 19-780 CEEB Code: 734-326 UCAS Code: 49944 OUR UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE Among the universities which have offered admission to our 499 graduates of ISF since 2000 are: AUSTRIA Universität Salzburg Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration Webster University, Vienna AUSTRALIA Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology The University of Melbourne BELGIUM United International Business School (UIBS), Antwerp Vesalius College, Brussels CANADA The University of British Columbia, Vancouver *Scholarship University of Waterloo CZECH REPUBLIC Anglo-American University, Prague GREECE American College of Greece, Athens CROATIA University of Zagreb HUNGARY Semmelweis University Budapest FRANCE Université de Haut Alsace, Mulhouse American University of Paris Paris School of Business INDIA Delhi Technological University National Institute of Technology, Delhi Vellore Institute of Technology GERMANY Technische Universität (RWTH) Aachen Fachhochschule Bad Honnef AMD Akademie Mode & Design, Berlin Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin International University of Bremen Technische Universität Darmstadt Universität Duisburg-Essen Academy of Visual Arts, Frankfurt Frankfurt School of Finance & Management Hochschule für Banken, Frankfurt Fachhochschule Frankfurt Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe Universität, Frankfurt Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg Georg-August-Universität Göttingen AMD Akademie Mode & Design, Hamburg Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW) Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften, Hamburg Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg Schiller International University, Heidelberg DHBW, Campus Heilbronn Fachhochschule Fresenius Institut, Idstein Technische Universität Ilmenau Karlshochschule International University, Karlsruhe Carl Benz School of Engineering (University Karlsruhe) *Full Scholarship Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Universität Karlsruhe (TH) Universität Kiel Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Kleve Universität zu Köln Cologne Business School (CBS), Köln Universität Konstanz Universität Leipzig Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz Hochschule Mannheim Universität Mannheim University of Maryland, Mannheim University of Maryland, Schwäbisch Gmünd European University, Munich Globe Business College, Munich Munich Business School Technische Universität München Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München European Business School, Schloss Reichertshausen WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar EBS Law School Wiesbaden University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (FHWS) ITALY Università Bocconi, Milan European School of Economics, Rome John Cabot University, Rome Universita La Sapienza, Rome Tor Vergata University of Rome JAPAN Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto Hosei University, Tokyo International Christian University, Tokyo Sacred Heart University, Tokyo Sophia University, Tokyo Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University KOREA KAIST, Daejeon Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon Inje Medical School, Gyungnnam Catholic University of Korea, Seoul Ewha Womans University, Seoul Hongik University, Seoul Joong Ang University, Seoul Korea University, Seoul Seoul National University Sogang University, Seoul Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul Yonsei University, Seoul LITHUANIA Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas MALTA University of Malta MALAYSIA International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur MONACO International University of Monaco NETHERLANDS University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam Amsterdam Business School, University of Amsterdam INHolland University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam University of Amsterdam Den Haag Hotel School Design Academy Eindhoven TU Eindhoven Saxion Hogeschool, Enschede University of Twente, Enschede Hanzehogeschool Groningen The University of Groningen The Hague University of Applied Sciences The Hague Hotel Management School Avans Hogeschool, Hertogenbosch Universiteit Leiden Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht Erasmus University, Rotterdam Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences Business School Stenden Hogeschool Tilburg University Universiteit Utrecht HU University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht Hogeschool Zeeland, Vlissingen University of Wageningen University of Wittenborg NORWAY Norges Handelshoyskole, Bergen Handelshoyskolen B1, Oslo POLAND University of Lodz ROMANIA Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy RUSSIA Moscow State University Moscow State Institute of International Relations Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow SINGAPORE Lasalle College of the Arts National University of Singapore SLOVAKIA Comenius University, Bratislava SLOVENIA University of Ljubljana SPAIN Les Roches International School of Hotel Management Universidad Complutense, Madrid St. Louis University, Madrid SWITZERLAND ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Zurich St. Gallen University University of Zurich Franklin College, Sorengo Glion Hotel School Institut Hotelier Cesar Ritz SHMS, Swiss Hotel Management School, Caux Webster University, Geneva TURKEY Baskent University, Ankara Marmara University, Istanbul UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Manipal University, Dubai Campus UNITED KINGDOM American InterContinental University, London Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford Architectural Association, School of Architecture, London Aston University Bangor University Bath Spa University College Birmingham City University Bournemouth University Brunel University, Uxbridge Buckinghamshire New University Buckinghamshire Chiltern University College Camberwell College of Arts (University of the Arts London) Canterbury Christ Church University College Cardiff University Cardiff Metropolitan University Central St Martin’s College City University, London Coventry University De Montfort University Durham University Durham University, Josephine Butler College Durham University, John Snow College Durham University, Stockton (Open) Durham University, St Aidan’s College European Business School, London European School of Economics, London Glasgow Caledonian University Goldsmiths College (University of London) Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Hult International Business School, London Imperial College London (University of London) Istituto Marangoni, London Keele University King’s College London (University of London) Kingston University Lancaster University LCA Business School, London Leeds Metropolitan University Liverpool Hope University Liverpool John Moores University London College of Communications (University of the Arts London) London Guildhall University London Metropolitan University London School of Economics London School of Fashion (University of the Arts London) London South Bank University Loughborough College Loughborough University Manchester Metropolitan University Middlesex University, London Napier University, Edinburgh Northumbria (University Newcastle) Oxford Brookes Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh Queen Mary (University of London) Queens College, University of Cambridge Regent’s University London Regents Business School London Richmond University, London Richmond, The American International University in London Roehampton University, London Royal Holloway (University of London) Southampton Institute Southampton Solent University St. Mary's College Thames Valley University The Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts The Glasgow School of Art (UCL) The Manchester Metropolitan University The Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen The School of Pharmacy (University of London) The University of Aberdeen The University of Birmingham The University of Bolton The University of Bradford The University of Buckingham The University of Edinburgh The University of Essex The University of Gloucestershire The University of Hull The University of Liverpool The University of Manchester *Scholarship The University of Nottingham The University of Reading The University of Sheffield The University of Stirling The University of Wales, Aberystwyth The University of Wales, Lampeter The University of Warwick The University of York, Heslington University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury University College London (University of London) University for the Creative Arts, London University of Abertay Dundee University of Bath University of Bedfordshire, Luton University of Brighton University of Bristol University of Cambridge University of Cambridge – Downing University of Central Lancashire University of Cumbria University of Derby University of Dundee University of East Anglia University of East London University of Exeter University of Glamorgan University of Glasgow University of Greenwich, London University of Hertfordshire University of Kent, Canterbury University of Leeds University of Leicester University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne University of Northampton University of Plymouth University of Portsmouth University of Southampton University of St. Andrews University of Sunderland University of Surrey Roehampton, London University of Surrey, Guildford University of Sussex, Brighton University of the Arts London University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness University of Wales, Swansea University of West of England, Bristol University of West of Scotland, Paisley University of West London University of Westminster University of Wolverhampton University of Worcester UNITED STATES Albion College, Michigan *Scholarship American University, Washington *Scholarship Arizona State University, Tempe Art Institute of Washington, Arlington Augusta College – Augustana College Illinois *Scholarship Babson College Baylor University *Scholarship Bentley University *Scholarship Boston College Boston University, Boston *Trustee Scholarship Bowdoin College Brandeis University, Waltham Bryant University, Rhode Island California College of the Arts, Oakland California State University of San Francisco California State University, Long Beach California State University, Monterey Bay, Seaside Campbell University Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland *Scholarship Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant Clark University, Worcester Colgate University, Hamilton, New York Colorado College, Colorado Springs Columbia College, Chicago Columbia College, New York *Scholarship Cornell University, Ithaca Dean College, Franklin DePaul University, Chicago *Scholarship Drew University, Madison Drexel University, Philadelphia Duke University, Durham Emory University, Atlanta *Scholarship Fairfield University, Fairfield George Washington University, Washington George Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgetown University Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington *Scholarship Hampden-Sydney College *Scholarship Hillsdale College Hope College, Holland Indiana University, Bloomington Ithaca College, Ithaca *Scholarship James Madison University, Harrisonburg Johnson & Wales University, Providence *Scholarship Kalamazoo College *Scholarship Kansas State University, Manhatten Knox College, Illinois *Scholarship Lake Forest College, Lake Forest *Scholarship Lawrence Technological University, Southfield Lehigh University, Bethlehem Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles Loyola University, Chicago Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore *Scholarship Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston *Scholarship Mercyhurst College, Erie *Merit Scholarship Miami University of Ohio Miami-Dade College Michigan State University Michigan Technological University, Houghton New York Film Academy New York University North Park University, Chicago Northeastern University, Boston *Scholarship Northern Illinois University, DeKalb Northwestern University, Evanston Oakland University, Rochester Occidental College Ohio State University Olympia College Pace University, New York *Scholarship Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University Philadelphia University Princeton University Principia College, Elsah Providence College *Scholarship Purdue University, West Lafayette Randolph Macon College *Scholarship Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy Roger Williams University, Bristol *Scholarship San Diego State University San Francisco State University San José State University Santa Clara University *Scholarship Savannah College of Art and Design *Scholarship Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania *Scholarship Stony Brook University, New York Suffolk University, Boston SUNY University – Binghamton, New York SUNY University – Buffalo SUNY University – Stony Brook Syracuse University Texas A & M University, College Station *President’s Endowed Scholarship Texas Tech University, Lubbock The Florida State University, Tallahassee The Pennsylvania State University The University of Georgia, Athens The University of Kansas, Lawrence The United States Military Academy at West Point Trinity University, San Antonio *Scholarship Tufts University University of Alaska – Fairbanks University of Arizona, Tucson UNITED STATES - continued University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of Chicago University of Colorado at Boulder University of Connecticut University of Denver, Colorado University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Miami *Scholarship University of Michigan, Ann Arbor University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of New Hampshire University of North Carolina, Wilmington University of North Texas, Denton University of Notre Dame, Indiana University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania – Wharton School University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of South Florida, Tampa University of Southern California, Los Angeles University of Tampa *Scholarship University of Texas at Austin University of the Pacific, Stockton, California University of Washington University of Wisconsin-Madison Villanova University *Scholarship Vincennes University Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Blacksburg Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Washington College *Scholarship Wayne State University, Detroit *Scholarship Western Michigan University Westminster College, Utah *Scholarship Worchester Polytechnic Institute Yale University, New Haven OUR GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Graduation from ISF requires a minimum of 22 credits* in grades 9-12 as follows: 4 credits of English 4 credits of Mathematics 3 credits of Physical Sciences (General, Physics, Chemistry or Biology) 3 credits of Social Sciences (Social Studies, History, Geography, Economics, Business Studies, etc.) 3 credits of World Language (one of these must be German) 5 credits of Electives * 1 credit = passing a year-long course which meets 3 or more times a week 0.5 credit = passing a year-long course which meets once or twice a week Mandatory courses in Grade 9: Art or Music, Physical Education, Computer Science, Advising/Health OUR MARKING SCHEME OUR EXAMINATION RESULTS SAT I SAT I mean scores for exams taken in 2010-2014 include students for whom English is not a first language. Verbal Math 565 649 SAT II SAT II subject tests mean scores for exams taken in 2010-2014 include students for whom English is not a first language. Biology Ecological Biology Molecular Chemistry French German with Listening German (reading only) Korean Literature Spanish Math IC Math IIC Physics World History Writing 685 698 712 625 711 695 770 676 800 682 737 723 573 589